ON THE AIR
New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY Iva Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts S p.m . studio concert; 6.0, children's hour, "Cinderella”: 7.15, news; 8.0, orchestra, "Merry Wives of h indsor 'record); baritone, Mr. Arthur Briggs, Queen of the Earth”: vocal, Mrs. D. Basham and Mr. Briggs, ”A Night in Venice”; contralto, Mrs. It. Basham, "An Irish Lullaby”; Auckland Trio, "Chopiniana”; vocal, Mrs. Basham and Mr. Briggs, (a) "When a Maiden Loves, she Sits and Sighs,” (b) “I Have a Song to Sing O"; band, (a) “Pirates of Penzance,” tb) "lolarithe” (record); vocal duets, excerpts from “lolanthe”; baritone, Mr Briggs. "Good Company”: contralto, Mrs. Basham, " ’Tis I”; Auckland Trio, Second Valse”; baritone. Mr. Briggs, • My Old Dutch”; ’cello. Miss M. Wright •'Nocturne"; vocal duet, "When You and T and I and You”; 9.30, dance music. * * • 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6.0, children's hour Aunt Owen and Uncle Toby; 7.0, news’; 8.0, orchestra, “Washington Post March” and "Tesoro Mio”; Melodie Four, “Doan Ya Cry Ma Honey”; Kane’s Hawaiians, fa) ‘Drowsy Waters,” (b) Hilo Hawaiian March” (record); tenor, Mr. Duncan, “Just Before the Battle Mother”; humour, Mr. McKeon, ‘‘A Nonsense Novel”; orchestra, (a) “The Old t’lock,” (b) “By the Blue Hawaiian Waters”; Melodie Four, “Honey, I Wants Ya Now”; Wurlitzer organ, Jesse Crawford. “La Palonia” (record); orchestra, repeat number; Leslie Sarony, “Don't Do That to the Poor Puss Cat” (record); orchestra, "Ready for the River” (record); baritone. Mr. Allwright, (a) “The Star,” <h) “Nightfall at Sea”; orchestra, “Blue Mazurka”; bass, Mr. Marshall, “Gipsy Uove Song”; humour, Mr. McKeon, “Behind the Front”; tenor. Mr. Bryant, (a) "Two Eves of Grey,” (b) “Mighty Lak a Rose”; Melodie Four. “Song of Hawaii”; dance programme. • • • v|j, £ 3VA Christchurch : \^SS" 306 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6.0, children’s hour. Uncle Sam; 7.15, news; 7.30, sports tesults; 8.0, rebroadcasts of 2YA; tenor, Mr. Couch. “Lolita”; jazz band, “Adoree” <record): baritone, Mr. Samson, (a) “The Blind Ploughman,” (b) “I Know a Lovely Garden”; studio orchestra, (a) “Valse,” i b) “Pavane,” (c) “Czardas”; Flotsam and Jetsam. “The Business Man’s Love Song” (record); humour, Mr. Wilson, • Roamin’ in the Gloamin* orchestra, ■"Zampa” overture; tenor, Mr. Cough, (a) “Mignonette.” (b) “Why Shouldn’t I?”; humour. Milton Hayes. “The Near East” (record); saxophone. Ruby Wiedoeft, “La Oinquantaine” (record); humour, Mr. Wilson, “John! Put Your Trousers On”; orchestra. “Two Norwelgian Dances”; hand. “There's Something About a Rose” (record); baritone, Mr. Samson, (a) “Valse,” (b) “Young Tom O’Devon”; 10.0, dance programme. • * • 4YA Dunedin:463 metres, 250 watts 7.15 p.m., news; 8.0, studio concert. TO-MORROW 1 YA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., children’s song service, Uncle Leo: 6.55 p.m., relay from Mount Eden Congregational Church —preacher, Mr. R. C. Roberts, 8.A., D.D.: organist and choirmaster, Mr. Hawkin: 8.30, gramophone lectws-recital by Mr. A. Fairburn. • • • 2VA Wellington: 420 metres, 6,000 watts. 3 p.m., afternoon session; 6 p.m., children's Sunday service from Terrace Congregational Church (Rev. E. R. Weeks(; 8 15. orchestra, “Anacreon”; mezzosoprano, Mrs. Billward, “Ave Maria”; orchestra, “Prelude—La Traviata”; quartet, Galli-Curci. Homer, Gigli and De Luca, “Bella Figlia Dell-’Amore”; piano, William Murdoch, (a) “Song Without Words,” (b) “Minuet in G”; Mr. and Mrs. Mlllward. “Miserere” duet; ’cello, Giulhermina Suggia, “Kol Nidrei”; tenor, Mr. Mlllward, “Comfort Ye, My People”; orchestra, “Coriolan”; mezzo-soprano, Mrs. Mlllward, “Song of Ruth”; organ, Reginald Goss-Custard, F.R.C.0., (a) "The Question,” (b> “The Answer”; baritone, Peter Dawson, “Six Australian Bush Songs”; violin, Joseph Szigeti, “Slavonic Dance in G Minor”; duet, Mr. and Mrs. Millward, “Barcarolle”; band, The Rose”; tenor, Mr. Millward, “Down in the Forest”; orchestra, “1812” Overture. * * * - 23 3YA Christchurch:— 306 metres, 500 watts 3 p m., afternoon sessions; 5.30 p.m., r) ildren's service, Uncle David; 6.30 p.m., ’-elay from Trinity Congregational Church (Rev. G. Miller); orchestra, “Rosamunde” (record); tenor, Mr. Blakeley, “I Arise from Dreams of Thee”; choir, “The Sun Shall be No More” (record); bass, Mr. Johr.ton, “For All Eternity”; tenor and bass. Lyric Duo, “Watchman, What of the Night?” orchestra, “Coriolan Overture” (record); tenor, Mr. Blakeley, “Oft in the Stilly Night”; bass, Mr. Johnston, “The Norseman’s Song”: 8.22, relay of Schubert Centenary programme. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY "BL Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. 7 45 p.m . children's session; 8.30 p.m., dinner music; 9 p.m., news; 10 p.m.. finalists of the Radio Eisteddfod and dance music. • * • 2FC Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.45 p.m., children’s session; 8.50, dinner music; 9.0, studio music; 9.30, news; 10.0, items by Miss Ward (soprano), Mr. Taylor (tenor), the Light Symphony Orchestra, Miss Rowling (soubrette), and Mr. Fakola (piano); 11.12, studio presentation of “The Belle of New Y'ork”; 12.30 to 1.30 a m., dance music. 3Lrj Melbourne:371 metres; 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., children’s session; 9.45. talk on “Grapes"; 10.0, items by the Nwthcote Citizens' Band, Miss Fortune (piano), the Radio Merrymakers, Mr. Hollister (comedian). French Bros, (banjos), and Miss Harding (mezzo-soprano); 1 to 1.40 a.m., dance music. • • • 3AR Melbourne: 484 metres, 5,000 watts. 7 p.m., gramophone recital; 10.0, race results: 10.30, items by the studio band, Mr. Hay (tenor). Mr. Fisher (flute). Miss Wright (contralto), Mr. Monteath (organ), and Miss L. Wright (soprano); 11.30, one-act play, “Packing Up.” (za.e • • • 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 5,000 watts. 8 0.m., news ; 8.30 p.m., children s session . 10 p.m., studio concert by the Orpheans, and relays from the Davies Park speedway and Lennon's ballroom. TO-MORROW 2BL, Sydney: 353 metres, 5,000 watts. It P-ui., studio concert; 9 p.m., relay
from Holy Trinity Church of England (Rev. F. W. Tugwell) ; 10.30 p.m., items by the Manly Municipal Band, Miss Ethelstone (soprano), and Mr. Holenbergh (piano). * ♦ * 2FC, Sydney: 442 metres, 5,000 watts 7.45 p.m., children’s session; 8.30 p.m., relay from Pitt Street Congregational Church (Rev. T. E. Ruth) ; 10.25 p.m., relay of sacred concert. • * * 3LO, Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts. 7.30 p.m., children’s session; 9 p.m., relay from Scots Church; 10.30 p.m., items by the Malvern Tramways Band. Miss Mack (contralto), Miss Bregozzi (violin), and Mr. Gawthorne (baritone). • * * 3AR MELBOURNE: 484 metres, 5,000 watts. 8 p.m., gramophone recital; 8.40 p.m., relay from Central Mission (Rev. C. I. Benson) ; 10.30 p.m., items by the Austral Quartette, and the Jubilee Choristers. ♦ * * 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 5,000 watts. 9 p.m., relay from Albert Street Methodist Church ; 10.30 p.m., relay of the Municipal Band.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19281208.2.65
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 8
Word Count
1,047ON THE AIR Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.